What is the Holocaust?

• What does the word "Holocaust" mean?

• Who was Hitler?

• Which groups of people were targeted by German authorities?

• What is a concentration camp?

• How many people were killed during the Holocaust?

• When did World War II end?

• Why is it important that we remember The Holocaust?

Sites to use:

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc//en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143

Think Quest - Holocaust Definition
http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/summary/what.html

History.com - The Holocaust
http://www.history.com/topics/the-holocaust

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